Monday, June 05, 2006

Rita Verdonk to strip Ayaan Hirsi Ali of Dutch citizenship in classic case of 'shooting the messenger'
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The removal of an immigrant raising awkward political questions is a warning sign over the future of the tradition of free speech and tolerance in Holland.

There are times when a small event raises an issue of enormous importance. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born politician and women's rights activist, is leaving Holland for good.

You may never have heard of her, I'll tell you more about her in a moment. It's a strange irony that a country which has for centuries welcomed all those fleeing persecution should find it impossible to continue to provide Hirsi Ali with a refuge.

The Dutch have had a reputation for tolerance for almost five hundred years. By the 1500s the Dutch writer and educationalist Erasmus of Rotterdam was already disseminating broadmindedness and inclusion to the whole of the western world through his Latin treatises and textbooks.

In July 1572, the Protestant leader of the northern Netherlands, William I of Orange - still celebrated today as the father of the Dutch nation - publicly proclaimed the right of all individuals to freedom of thought and worship at a political assembly at Dordrecht. Liberalism under pressure A point of view by Lisa Jardine
Mark Alexander

11 comments:

cybercrusader said...

Well, so much for Holland's great traditions of openness and liberality. Why don't the Dutch expel the barbarians instead of casting out this woman who is fighting against Islam for legitimizing the oppression and subjugation of women????

Anonymous said...

On the subject of denial see the below from the good doctor at Horsefeathers


http://doctor-horsefeathers.com/archives2/000581.php#email

Mark said...

US Iconoclastic Patriot:

Yes, Holland does indeed seem to have taken a tumble in terms of openness and liberality. Better the radical Muslims be allowed to speak than the apostates be allowed to speak against their new masters!

Mark said...

Just Another Richard:

Thanks for the link.

beakerkin said...

Mark

As you know I work in the immigration dept in the states. There are certain lies that are taken very seriously. Using someone else's ID even by accident raises red flags. Inconsistent statements raises red flags. Any drug or sex crimes raise red flags.

If it is not relevant to the case it is not looked at.

Always On Watch said...

A dark day for the Netherlands--boooting out one who's telling the truth and sounding the alarm, and allowing the fifth column to remain.

Mark said...

Beakerkin:

As you know I work in the immigration dept in the states.

Actually, I hadn't known that until now. Thanks for telling me.

I understand the problem of lying, but I also see that the Netherlands is going to lose an asset in Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

I think that they are kicking her out because it is too uncomfortable for them. They are afraid that she will upset the radical element in the Muslim community.

Mark said...

Always:

A dark day for the Netherlands--boooting out one who's telling the truth and sounding the alarm, and allowing the fifth column to remain.

A dark day indeed! But not only for the Netherlands; for Europe as a whole.

This shows we are on the road to dhimmitude.

Mark said...

Leelion:

It seems ironic that simultaneously, "social engineers" have been destroying the country from within.

Yep, that's what they're doing. And in short order, too!

beakerkin said...

Mark

Assylum is treated in a different manner then other types of cases. The entire case rests on a claim of persecution. If that claim is proven false then there are those who will revoke status. I am told that around 1/10 of assylum cases are approved in the USA.

The question should be did the lie
result in her admission into the Netherlands ? If so the state has little recourse.

People are regularly booted for marital and other types of fraud in the USA.

Always On Watch said...

This is off topic, and you may have already seen it. Nevertheless, the article is indicative of the West's slide into irretrievable dhimmitude.